http://systemvideoblog.com/2006/08/08/how-to-get-top-video-search-positions-maybe/ Video, filmmaking, marketing and the web Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:47:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://systemvideoblog.com/2006/08/08/how-to-get-top-video-search-positions-maybe/comment-page-1/#comment-337 Ken McCarthy Sat, 12 Aug 2006 18:41:27 +0000 http://systemvideoblog.com/2006/08/08/how-to-get-top-video-search-positions-maybe/#comment-337 Very good points. I point to "The First Internet Conference Video" from kenmccarthy.com which has been around for many years and has a Google Page Rank of 5. I only put a blog on this domain recently. Before that, it was a pretty static archive page. I point to "Internet Marketing - The System Way" from systemvideoblog.com which has a Google Page Rank of 2. I don't know of any other pages pointing to these videos. It's possible. I haven't done a thing to "optimize" these videos for search engines, but I think the idea about embedding them in pages designed to be search engine friendly is definitely a good idea. So far, I've taken the "lazy" approach - which is to create what I hope are intrinsically interesting and useful videos - and it seems to be working. Very good points.
I point to “The First Internet Conference Video” from kenmccarthy.com which has been around for many years and has a Google Page Rank of 5.
I only put a blog on this domain recently. Before that, it was a pretty static archive page.
I point to “Internet Marketing – The System Way” from systemvideoblog.com which has a Google Page Rank of 2.
I don’t know of any other pages pointing to these videos. It’s possible.
I haven’t done a thing to “optimize” these videos for search engines, but I think the idea about embedding them in pages designed to be search engine friendly is definitely a good idea.
So far, I’ve taken the “lazy” approach – which is to create what I hope are intrinsically interesting and useful videos – and it seems to be working.

]]> http://systemvideoblog.com/2006/08/08/how-to-get-top-video-search-positions-maybe/comment-page-1/#comment-336 Adriel Fri, 11 Aug 2006 14:38:00 +0000 http://systemvideoblog.com/2006/08/08/how-to-get-top-video-search-positions-maybe/#comment-336 I'm just guessing but, based on how Google ranks sites in their regular search engine, there is probably some algorhythym that looks at relevance, number of links, traffic, etc. I'm not sure if you have these videos linked anywhere else from your site but, if you do and your site has a long-standing record of relevant traffic and high ranking in regular Google keyword searches, that may carry over to these videos. The bottom line, though, is that I agree on the difficulty of controlling ranking. It's wise to use good SEO practices so you don't shoot yourself in the foot. But it's difficult to control search engines on a consistent basis. A bigger question might be how to make any video more easily ranked by search engines. My experience is to embed the video in a web page with lots of good content, following good SEO practices. Most online video encoders offer some meta-data fields where you can insert your name, copyright, etc. Most also include a description box but I don't believe search engine spiders read that in video files. At any rate, enjoy your high ranking. It's well deserved. -a- I’m just guessing but, based on how Google ranks sites in their regular search engine, there is probably some algorhythym that looks at relevance, number of links, traffic, etc.
I’m not sure if you have these videos linked anywhere else from your site but, if you do and your site has a long-standing record of relevant traffic and high ranking in regular Google keyword searches, that may carry over to these videos.
The bottom line, though, is that I agree on the difficulty of controlling ranking. It’s wise to use good SEO practices so you don’t shoot yourself in the foot. But it’s difficult to control search engines on a consistent basis.
A bigger question might be how to make any video more easily ranked by search engines. My experience is to embed the video in a web page with lots of good content, following good SEO practices.
Most online video encoders offer some meta-data fields where you can insert your name, copyright, etc. Most also include a description box but I don’t believe search engine spiders read that in video files.
At any rate, enjoy your high ranking. It’s well deserved.
-a-

]]> http://systemvideoblog.com/2006/08/08/how-to-get-top-video-search-positions-maybe/comment-page-1/#comment-335 nalts Wed, 09 Aug 2006 20:41:55 +0000 http://systemvideoblog.com/2006/08/08/how-to-get-top-video-search-positions-maybe/#comment-335 When all else fails, toss in a randomizer so people think it's dynamic. It's going to be a lot easier for people to manipulate online videos until they convert audio to video and index it (which is what Blinkx is supposed to be doing). When all else fails, toss in a randomizer so people think it’s dynamic.
It’s going to be a lot easier for people to manipulate online videos until they convert audio to video and index it (which is what Blinkx is supposed to be doing).

]]> http://systemvideoblog.com/2006/08/08/how-to-get-top-video-search-positions-maybe/comment-page-1/#comment-334 Ken McCarthy Wed, 09 Aug 2006 11:28:17 +0000 http://systemvideoblog.com/2006/08/08/how-to-get-top-video-search-positions-maybe/#comment-334 This is probably a whole lot more interesting to me than it is to you, but... I'm glad grabbed the screen shot because my #1 status was fleeting. This morning I'm #2. Oddly, I have three more ratings than I had yesterday. You'd think that'd help. But I notice that my other video which was #10 yesterday is now #7. Go figure. All this reminds me of why I've pretty much ignored the search engine rankings game. This is probably a whole lot more interesting to me than it is to you, but…
I’m glad grabbed the screen shot because my #1 status was fleeting. This morning I’m #2.
Oddly, I have three more ratings than I had yesterday. You’d think that’d help.
But I notice that my other video which was #10 yesterday is now #7.
Go figure.
All this reminds me of why I’ve pretty much ignored the search engine rankings game.

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